Media
interfacing with wildness
but it seems that farming, and interfacing with the wildness, is good for our psyches. Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick By Linda Buzzell, AlterNet. Posted […]
so you want to be a documentarian?
Curt Ellis & Ian Cheney, the truck farm-driving, award-winning filmakers responsible King Corn, have planned an amazing crash course in independent documentary for early September. Applications are due this week! […]
greenhorns art - miranda currie
Greenhorn & artist Miranda Currie sent us some of her whimsical artwork recently, and we love it. Here's a note from Miranda about her work and inspiration. I currently work […]
a conversation with claire hope cummings
courtesy of Cooking Up a Story [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCfyP2tXSM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookingupastory.com%2Fa-conversation-with-claire-hope-cummings%2F&feature=player_embedded] In this 4-part series, journalist, environmentalist, and author of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds, Claire Hope Cummings speaks out […]
kentucky greenhorns
Teen greenhorns in Kentucky, recipients of Rural Youth Loans from the Farm Service Agency. Working hard for the moo-la By Katheran Wasson July 19, 2009 published in The State Journal […]
look who's farming now
we love it when zoe gets airtime. and particuarly since she lived on credit cards for the past year after being turned down for a Loan from the local farm […]
organic heroes panel at Kickapoo
Last weekend marked the 6th Annual Kickapoo Country Fair. The weekend was packed with a celebration of green-living and Kickapoo Culture, highlighted by the "Organic Heroes" Keynote Panel on Sunday. […]
quench the irresistable thirst
it's beer friday. and this is our choice: New Belgium's Fat Tire. Or, in fact, any of their beers. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3089419&w=425&h=350&fv=streamer%3Drtmp%3A%2F%2Fnewbelgium.streamguys.org%2Ffyfvids%26file%3Dtvspottinker60.flv%26autostart%3Dfalse%26image%3Dfiles%2Fvideoimage%2Ftinkerer_0.jpg%26width%3D270%26height%3D202] more about "Fat Tire | New Belgium", posted with […]
king corn boys -- at it again.
Our only comment: Boys! Get some Land! Drive Through: A Truck Farm Grows in Brooklyn by Curt Ellis When my buddy Ian suggested we turn his ’86 Dodge half-ton into […]
The Promised Land - A Swamp Pop Journey
we like this film. And particularly the vista/spoonbread fetishism. more at http://www.room609.com/films/promisedland/trailer.html [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3089284&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "The Promised Land - A Swamp Pop Journey", posted with vodpod
Comanche Greenhorns
Our friend Chandler Briggs, a greenhorn at Island Meadow Farm on Vashon Island, sent us this great article on some rad young farmers in Texas at Windy Hill Organics. Organic […]
Somerton Tanks Farm
Almost all towns have a few extra acres of land around their transportation department, police department, water department headquarters. They currently just mow that land. Why not follow the model […]
mississippi young farmers
Click here to download the March 2008 Farm Country Magazine (a publication of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation) highlighting Mississippi's young farmers. Scroll past the Beef Council ads and the […]
reduced tillage at beech grove farm - beech grove, PA
beautiful and inspiring video of horse-powered farming at Beech Grove Farm. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8reHVRqXZ8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extension.org%2Fpages%2FVideo_Clip%3A_Ridge_Till_and_Cover_Crops_from_Vegetable_Farmers_and_their_Sustainable_Tillage_Pract&feature=player_embedded] "Eric and Anne Nordell have developed a farming system that integrates cover cropping, composting, crop rotation, and horse-drawn […]
interview with curt ellis
of King Corn fame. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuFO6g_n6s]
extreme sheep LED art
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw]
art, architecture, urban ag, greenhorns.
we're interested in the weaving together of these things. Several past & ongoing exhibits explore them, including our own Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina, which was up in April & May […]
land. the issue is land.
interesting commentary on one farm's struggles, celebrations and learnings with regards to land. Check out their blog: Red Planet Vegetables These first five years at Red Planet have been exciting […]
common ground country fair - unity, ME
The Common Ground Country Fair is still a ways off, especially for those of us taking it day by day in the fields, but it's worth marking your calendars for […]
can we PLEASE have 'reality based food policy"
these rules they have about riparian areas, they are rules designed by the folks who farm with lazers. Crops, ponds destroyed in quest for food safety Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington […]
a place to watch fun anti-corporate tv shorts
http://corporatewatch.visionon.tv/ [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2961844&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "untitled", posted with vodpod
digging ditches
you probably know of This I Believe, a "public dialogue on belief". Listen to this one, by Mary Seton Corboy of Greensgrow, a pioneer in urban gardening in Philadelphia. http://www.whyy.org/podcast/thisibelieve/tib20090213.mp3 […]
generation m
we like this manifesto! m is for movement, and meaningful stuff that matters the most. The Generation M Manifesto Dear Old People Who Run the World, My generation would like […]
news from island meadow farm
Greenhorn Chandler Briggs of Island Meadow Farm, on Vashon Island in Puget Sound, passed on this little note about their first season, and some nice local press! It's a process […]
official CNN report: If you farm, you will eat well.
hey, we're not saying it. It's CNN who has figured this out... Life on an Organic Farm by Jack Hamann Lynden, Washington (CNN) -- Jesse Williams' career as an organic […]
on the dairy crisis
here is a re-post from the ethicurean...a bit dated, but important and serious stuff. We were wondering about this on the greenhorns radio show. Not milk: The ingredient behind the […]
we just found this funny article
... in the archives of the New York Times, from 2002. I wonder if these fashionable landowners want to sponsor, or employ some young farmers? O Madonna Had a Farm […]
is it suburbi-feudalism?
Do we approve of this trend in agri-burbia? Is working for a Home Owner's association better than working for the man? Do we think it offers hope to the young […]
holistic farming on PBS
If you're San Francisco or Wyoming, you might want to catch this: The First Millimeter: Healing the Earth This important documentary is coming soon to a PBS station near you. […]
our new posters
we've been gazing at these posters for over a week now, and we can't get enough. we think you'll love them just as much as we do. Available on our […]
grey fox bluegrass festival
on a farm. bluegrass. yes. Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival July 16-19, 2009 Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY get your tickets now! And check out the line up - http://greyfoxbluegrass.com/gfblog/2009/06/26/grey-fox-2009-main-stage-schedule/
in it to win it
young farmer ninjas have what it takes to survive the global warming blasts. real guts. real courage. real resilient diversified systems! here's the latest from our friend Nic Koontz of […]
young farmers on the radio
we've mentioned the greenhorns radio show before, broadcasting weekly on Heritage Radio. It's quite informative and entertaining - interviews with young farmers, events, etc. We recently heard from another radio-saavy […]
the garden girl and drip irrigation
Patti Moreno is known as the Garden Girl. She's got a pretty rad site, and some great informational videos, including this on, on sustainable urban gardening. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmmBXqHpdV8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardengirltv.com%2F&feature=player_embedded] and check out […]
people's pops
news from natalie & the popsicle boys... Hey y'all, Our 29-day popsicle shop in Battery Park starts today, woot woot! We just found out this was happening earlier in the […]
news from a goat-milking greenhorn in spain
We just got word from Greenhorn Talia Kahn-Kravis, who's busy spreading the good greenhorns vibes in the mountains of Spain! Talia worked with us all of last year, maintaining databases […]
a compost training video
"Compost Only" comes via the Hardwick, VT - based Highfields Institute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7qNPUYh5Yo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highfieldsinstitute.org%2FCompostVideo1.htm&feature=player_embedded] "This video covers the basics of composting in an entertaining and informative way, interspersing nuts-and-bolts lessons of composting […]
Dissertation to Dirt
we asked greenhorn Neysa King to tell us a bit about her experience transitioning to the farming life. here's what she had to say... My fiancée Travis and I had […]
ivili.org - sharing eco solutions
ivili.org pulls together short films on practical sustainable solutions, such as this one on growing your own: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ivili.org%2Fvideo%2Fhomegrown-revolution-growing&feature=player_embedded] here is the founder's statement: One day early last year I came […]
help from the state
State programs out to help young farmers Two beginning-farmer programs are helping a new generation of farmers and ranchers with below-market interest rates, fee reductions and other services by David […]